Multiple tool.



Noi 793,272. PATENTED JUNE 27, 1905, W. L. BORATE.

MULTIPLE TOOL.

APPLICATION FILED APR.8, 1905.

NITED STATES Patented June 27, 1905.

VILLIAM L. BORATE, OF ROCHESTER, NElV YORK.

MULTIPLE TOOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 793,272, dated June 27,1905.

Application filed April 3, 1905. Serial No. 254,570.

To a. lull/01w it may concern-.-

Be it known that I, WVILLIAM L. BORATE, of Rochester, in the county ofMonroe and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Multiple Tools,which improvement is fully set forth in the followingspecification and shown in the accompanying drawings.

My invention is a multiple tool for mechanics use, more particularly fordoing light work in the metals, as in the machinists trade, the objectof the invention being to produce a handy and convenient combined tooladapted for various uses.

The invention is hereinafter fully described, and more particularlypointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which, with the reference characters marked thereon, form apart of this specification.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device with a part broken away andother parts shown in two positions by full and by dotted lines. Fig. 2is an edge view seen as indicated by arrow 2 in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 shows theleft extension-piece detached, seen as indicated by arrow 3 in Fig. 1.Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the device with the lever-handles openedout or spread, a part being broken out. Fig. 5 is an elevation of thehandle detached and associated tool, parts being axially sectioned. Fig.6 shows the right extension-piece detached, apart being broken away touncover the needle.

Referring to the parts shown, A A are a pair of similar lever-handles ofmetal, crossing each other and joined at the point of intersection by apivot-pintle a, the levers being formed with opposing terminal jaws t tand together constituting a pair of pincers. The lever A is providedwith a curved metallic strip or graduated tongue 1), Figs. 1, 2, and 4,crossing the lever A and in the middle longitudinal plane of the twolevers. This tongue is for the most part concentric with the pintle aand secured at its ends to the lever A at points respectively above andbelow said pin, the lever A being formed with an opening 0, Fig. 2,through which to receive the tongue. A thumb-screw d, threaded in thelever A in position to have its point press the tongue 1), serves tohold the two lever-handles in positions of adjustment upon the pivot-pina.

The extreme ends of the curved lever-handles A A are separated or apartand provided with detachable extension pieces or members B C, held toplace, respectively, by clampingscrews e 6. These extension-pieces curvein ward and meet at their extreme ends and hold terminal needles givingto the structure as a whole the nature of a pair of dividers or a pairof compasses, for which two uses the tool or instrument may be readilyand conveniently applied. The pivoted levers A A constitute legs for theinstrument, which may be accurately set in any case as desired by meansof the graduated tongue I) and held in position of adjustment by meansof the clamp-screwd, as stated. The needle points one or the other ofthem also adapt the device to be used as an ordinary seratch-awl whensuch service is required in any given case.

The part C is divided longitudinally for a distance upward from its freeend, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, there being a detachable part 9 heldnormally to the main part by a clamp-screw h, between which two partsthe associated needle is held. The lever A is likewise formed with aseparate part or clamping-block i, Figs. 1, 3, and 4, secured in placeby a clamping-screw 1c, the longitudinal meeting faces of the part 'iand the main part B being in the middle longitudinal plane of the leverand in the plane of the corresponding meeting faces of the parts C and gopposite. This clamping part i acts with the corresponding part 9 tohold a saw Z, Fig. 4:, or similar detachable element or agency as thenature of the work being done in any given case may require, the leversA A being widely opened or spread, as shown, and secured in position bythe clamp-screw (Z.

The part B is formed with a threaded aperture m, Fig. 3, forming a restin which to insert the reduced end of a handle D, Figs. at and 5, whenthe saw is employed. This handle consists in part of a threaded stem orshaft n, the reduced threaded end 0 of which being adapted to enter theaperture 'm, as shown.

The stem 71 has near one end two similar cylindrical threaded parts 1)p, divided by an intervening collar, either of which threaded parts maybe inserted in the threaded orifice of the ferrule r of the handle,Which renders the shaft 12, reversible in the body of. the handle, theend 8 opposite the threaded parts being given the form of a useful tool,as a screw-driver.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A multiple tool for mechanics use consisting of a pair of pincershaving detachable extensionieces attached to the ends of the lever-hanles, needles carried by said extension-pieces, and means for holding thehandles in relative positions of adjustment upon the pintle, saidextension-pieces having movable clamping-blocks, and means for secur-WILLIAM L. BORATE.

Witnesses:

ENos B. WHITMORE, MINNIE SMITH.

